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Twitter seems to dog Black men constantly. Ask yourself why no one has produced a single study showing evidence of the phenomenon they are talking about. For decades, BM have been caricatures of mythology, now Black male studies scholars are studying Black males empirically.
The problem is the available evidence does not support the caricatures of BM made by hooks, or Intersectionality literature. The NISVS datasets that shows disproportionate BW victimization also show disproportionate BM victimization rates in IPV & rape/being made to penetrate.
These datasets also show that same-sex couple have the same or slightly higher rates of IPV & intimate terrorism as hetero-sexual couples. Why? B/c these are ecological problems (poverty, trauma, alcoholism, drug abuse) not identity or maleness problems.
Liberal arts disciplines have come to sustain themselves through an indoctrination of students where theory becomes politics and morality. We are not learning anything a/b poverty, class antagonism, racism, dehumanization or sexual violence b/c we are fighting over recognition.
At the most basic level, Black male studies asks where is the evidence...and the consistent response to this challenge has been that we don't need any to condemn Black men. BM are scapegoats for all the violence of Black people even when they are not the majority of perpetrators.
Now that we know Black males are made to penetrate at levels similar to women being raped, that they suffer comparable levels of IPV, that they have slightly more progressive gender politics, etc., we should also change our theoretical outlooks a/b this group.
